Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.2
SW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
0.9
WSW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WNW
0.9
WSW
2.1
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)10109131212688877127711817161215141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1279562626060116616108155529023223630637535032746521868872055198420782012
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
S
45
SSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
2.26
6:22PM
2.20
6:49AM
2.39
7:20PM
2.34
7:38AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.95
12:14PM
0.88
12:37AM
0.80
1:13PM
0.68
1:32AM
0.60
2:00PM
0.44
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-21051022225----123211-12221
Temp. °C201919202020191818181818191818181717171617171716
Feels °C (?)181717181919131213141616161617171616161415141413
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